| A | B |
| Cut and Paste | Removing text from one location and putting it in another |
| Desktop Publishing | Using wordprocessing software to produce an original layout |
| Document Construction | Combining pre-saved paragraphs to produce a finished document |
| Menu Bar | Bar that allows a user to perform common tasks such as printing or opening a file |
| Ruler | Used to set paragraph indentions, and margin settings |
| Document Templates | Predefined settings that can be used as a pattern to create a new document (Memos, Fax sheets, term papers) |
| Format Toolbar | Contains buttons (icons) used for text editing and text layout features |
| Standard Toolbar | Contains buttons (icons) for frequently used menu commands |
| Grammer Check | Used to check a document for sentence fragments, overused expressions, subject/verb agreement punction, etc. |
| Mail Merge | Merges data into a WP document to personalize (Publisher Clearing House Letters) |
| Status Bar | Displays current page #, line #, overtype, |
| Mial Labels | Name and address printed for envelopes |
| Spell Checker | Checks word in document with words in dictionary |
| Insertion Point | Blinking Curser |
| Thesaurus | List of synonyms |
| Text Area | Work space where text or graphics are placed |
| Text Formatting | Changing t |
| Word Wrap | Allows the text to automatically move to the next line |
| Clipboard | Temporary storage place for text that has been copy or cut |
| Backspace | Removes the character to the left of the insertion point |
| Delete | Removes the character to the right of the insertion point |
| Title Bar | Shows the name of the program or document |
| Scroll Bar | Used to scroll the document through the text area for viewing |
| Copy and Paste | Used to duplicate text without removing it from original location |
| Word Processing Software | Assists in the preparation of documents |
| Word Processing | Preparing documents |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |